Ophthalmic mounting



Aug. 31, 1937. E ow s 2,091,583

OPHTHALMIC MOUNTING Filed March 23, 1937 FRANK E BOWERS INVENTOR ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 31, 1937 f UNITED STATES PATENT; OFFER Frank E. Bowers, Drexel Hill, Pa., assignor to R E Doyle & Bowers, Philadelphia, Pa., a firm composed of Frank E. Doyle, Frank E. Bowers, and Erwin Schiefer Application March 23, 1937, Serial No. 132,570

4 Claims. (01. 88-45) This invention relates to ophthalmic mounttheir proper positions by grasping the members ings and more particularly has reference to a ll, attached to element It, with pliers and makbridge for an eyeglass or spectacle. ing the necessary adjustments. The members ll One of the objects of this invention is to proare spaced behind the lenses and they extend 5 vide an improved bridge member for an ophthalupwardly from the lens holding strap it along 5 l mic mounting which will be relatively simple in the periphery of the lens so that they are. hardly structure, yet neat in appearance and efilcient visible from the front of the eyeglasses. This in operation. Another object is to provide means renders the mounting qui inconspicuouswhereby adjustments may be made on a resilient From the foregoing it will be apparent that I bridge element whose ends contact the edges of am able to attain the objec s of y invention 10 the lenses. A further object is to provide a and provid an improved eyeglass mounting resilient bridge which will be relatively inconwhich will be simple in Structure and present & spicuous. These and other objects and ad neat appearance. Various modifications may be vantages reside in certain novel features of conmade without departi g from the Spirit Of y struction, arrangement and combination of parts e n as pointed Out in the pp claims- 5 as will hereinafter be more fully disclosed and I la pointed out in the appended claims, 1. An ophthalmic mounting comprising a pair Referring to the drawing: of lenses, a lens holding device secured to the Fig. 1 is a front view of an eyeglass embodynasal edge of each l a n p rr y ing my invention. each of said devices, a member carried by each 00 Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary top plan iew device and extending upwardly and substantially thereof. following the contour of the lens to a point ad- Fig. 3 is a view taken on line 3 3 f Fig 1, jacent the top edge of the lens, said members he- Fig. 4 is a fragmentary rear view of the bridge. ing Spaced rearwardly from the e faces of the One embodiment of my invention i sh wn i lenses, and a resilient bridge element and means 95 the drawing wherein it indicates an eyeglass conn ting h two p r ends of s id memb rs I having the two lenses H connected by a bridge to said element, the end portions of said element indicated generally at l2. The bridge comprises being in Contact. respectively, wi h the pp r a substantially flat resilient element [3 which edges of the lenses. extends tangentially along the top edges of the 2. An ophthalmic mounting comprising a pair lenses l l with its two ends respectively in 0011- of lenses, a lens holding device secured to each of tact therewith. Secured to the nasal edge of said lenses, an arm secured to each of said deeach lens II by any suitable means, such as a vices and extending rearwardly therefrom, a nose screw, cement or molded rivet, is a strap l4 pad carried by each arm, a resilient member sewhich carries a rearwardly extending arm l5 cured to each of said arms and extending upsupporting a nose engaging element or pad l6, wardly therefrom along the edge of the lens, each A member ll, having one end secured to the arm of said members lying in a plane which is pol5, at its junction with strap [4, extends upsitioned rearwardly of the lenses, and a. resilient wardly and outwardly along the. periphery of the bridge element and means connecting the two rear face of the lens to a point adjacent the top upper ends of said members to they respective edge of the lens where it is secured, as by solderends of said element, the two ends of said 10 ing, to the end of element I3. The members I! element being in contact, respectively, with the are preferably resilient and they lie in a plane upper edges of the lenses. which is spaced rearwardly from the plane of the 3. An ophthalmic mounting comprising a pair lenses. of lenses, a lens holding device secured to each 45 In operation, the lenses II are grasped, one in lens, a nose engaging element carried by each each hand, and turned so as to flex the spring device, a member carried by each device, said element 13 and separate the pads M5 to receive members being positioned in a plane which is the nose of the wearer. The two ends of the spaced rearwardly from the plane of the lenses,

0 resilient element [3 are in contact with the upper each of said members extending upwardly and edges of the lenses and the spring [3 flexes at outwardly from a point adjacent the nasal edge the intermediate portion. In case the mounting of the lens and substantially following the conis accidentally bent so that the ends of spring 13 tour of the lens, and a resilient bridge element, are th own Ou O engagement With th uppe and means connecting the upper ends of said edges of the lenses, they may be returned to members to the respective ends of said element, 55

said bridge lying substantially in the plane of said lenses.

4. An ophthalmic mounting comprising a pair of lenses, a lens holding device secured to the nasal edge of each lens, a nose pad carried by each device, a resilient member secured to each device and extending upwardly and outwardly along the periphery of the rear face of the lens, said members being positioned in a plane which is spaced rearwardly from the plane of the lenses, and a resilient bridge element extending in tangential relation along the upper edges of the lenses, and connecting means whereby the upper ends of said members are attached, respectively, to the two ends of said element, the two ends of said element being in contact with the upper edges of the respective lenses.

FRANK E. BOWERS. 

